Calostephane

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Calostephane
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Inuleae
Subtribe: Plucheinae
Genus: Calostephane
Benth.
Type species
Calostephane divaricata
Synonyms[1]
  • Mollera O.Hoffm.

Calostephane is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[2][3]

It is distributed in tropical southern Africa and Madagascar.[4][1]

These are annual herbs. The alternately arranged, toothed leaves are decurrent, the bases wrapping the stem to form wings. The flower heads are solitary or borne in loose panicle inflorescences. The heads contain yellow disc florets, and some species have yellow ray florets. The fruit has a pappus with an outer row of wide, membranous scales and an inner row of longer, narrower scales.[4]

Species[1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Bentham, George. 1872. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 12: plate 1111 line drawing of Calostephane divaricata
  3. ^ Bentham, George. 1872. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 12: pages 10-11 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  4. ^ a b c Calostephane. Flora of Zimbabwe.
  5. ^ Calostephane. The Plant List.

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